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pression

pressure

noun preh-SYOHN Less Common
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

draught beer (tap)

Usage Note

Pression covers both physical pressure (pression artérielle, 'blood pressure') and social or psychological pressure (être sous pression, 'to be under pressure'). In a café, une pression means a draught beer — a very common usage. The verb presser shares the same root.

Examples

"Je suis sous pression au travail."

Natural Translation

I am under pressure at work.

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